12-21-2019, 08:12 PM | #1 |
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Why no supercar?
Porsche, Mercedes, Audi and even Honda has built one.
Why hasn't BMW built one?
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12-21-2019, 08:16 PM | #2 |
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The i8 is the closest BMW has made.
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12-21-2019, 08:23 PM | #3 |
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I wouldn't say either my M4 or my Z4 M40i are "$40k bland cars". To me, they are both fantastic automobiles.
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12-21-2019, 08:54 PM | #6 |
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Well . As far as I know has the ///M8 Comp . supercar performance .
The damn thing has "625 HP" under the hood . And is capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 3.1 sec, from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.3 sec, from 0 to 160 km/h (100 mph) in 7.2 sec, from 0 to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 11.4 sec .
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12-21-2019, 09:16 PM | #7 |
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Fixed that for you
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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12-21-2019, 10:41 PM | #8 |
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they are probably afraid because all of the concepts the suits upstairs can come up with is some kind of hybrid i8 looking thing. then they take a look at the airball acura shat out with the nsx and stay quiet at their desks. they might cite the market as not being there, but its really just not being able to produce a product that fits market demands in that segment.
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lol the M8 is not a supercar by any stretch. Its basically the new M6. F92 chassis code (M5 is F90), same m5 running gear, same autotragic tranmission (911, R8, and AMG GT all use a real DCT).
I think the dreams of a bespoke BMW supercar are gone. They had a chance to make the i8 great if they put an M5 v10 in there.
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They build super cars, close enough.
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Performance wise, the M8, especially the comp pack, is definitely supercar, and that's what matters.
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M8?M8C pretty beastly
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The M8 is a super high luxury performance car, like the S65 AMG coupe. No one is calling that car a super car so why would the M8 be called that. |
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